Mastering the Art of Musicals
Merrill Livingston, Midlo Scoop Staff Writer
May 15, 2018
Filed under A & E
Annually, the Spring musical graces Midlo High's theatre and dazzles excited audiences. As soon as any of the musicals start, music floods the auditorium, entertaining friends, family, and faculty, who curiously await the start of the show. Each year the musicals play a different tune, but the job of...
Performing Arts Students Cruise Into Spring Break
Merrill Livingston, Midlo Scoop Staff
April 11, 2018
Filed under Performing Arts, Showcase
At midnight on March 28, 2018, Midlo's orchestra, band, color guard, and dance team, joined together to travel to the Bahamas by cruise. Students' excitement grew as Principal Shawn Abel, Mr. Gordon Rawls, and Mr. Taylor Fletcher, loaded the charter buses ready for the fourteen hour drive to the Ja...
Midlo Earns VMEA Blue Ribbon School For Music Designation… AGAIN!
Maddie Burke and Mr. Gordon Rawls
March 16, 2018
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts, Showcase
Congratulations to the Midlo Music Department for being recognized as a VMEA Blue Ribbon School for music. This is the ninth time the band, chorus, and orchestra have received this honor, as well as the second year consecutively. Recently, the band, chorus, and orchestra attended a state assessment,...
Band Students Audition for All-Virginia Band
Merrill Livingston, Midlo Scoop Staff
March 1, 2018
Filed under A & E
On February 24, 2018, both Matthew Tignor and Paul Covert had to opportunity to try out for All-Virginia Band at James Madison University. Both outstanding band students were happy to represent Midlo at the auditions. After earning a spot in Senior Regional Band, both Tignor and Covert qualified ...
The Marquis Makes Breakthrough in Midlothian
January 31, 2018
Filed under Performing Arts
The Marquis, an emerging local band, consists of three Midlothian High School students, Andrew Morris, Chayton Altice, and Jake Petrillo. All the members in the trio have been involved in Midlothian High School’s marching band. Each one of the band members began playing instruments in middle school, provi...
Paul Covert Continues Musical Madness
Merrill Livingston, Midlo Scoop Staff
December 5, 2017
Filed under A & E
On Monday, November 7, 2017, Paul Covert possibly changed his life forever when he auditioned at James Madison University and was accepted into the School of Music. Covert has always had a passion for music, being the lead trombonist and Drum Major of the Trojans Marching Band. Paul has played an ac...
Tag, You’re It!
Maddie Burke, Midlo Scoop Staff
September 19, 2017
Filed under Performing Arts
On the morning of Saturday, September 16, 2017, Midlothian color guards, dancers, and band students gathered to begin Tag Day, their largest fundraiser of the year. The open commons brimmed with students dressed in uniform, eager to get out on the streets. In preparation, everyone gathered around tab...
Jazzin’ to the Beat of a Drum
Jake Petrillo, Staff Writer
May 25, 2017
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
The percussion class, under the direction of Chris Thomas, truly takes on a separate entity from the rest of the music department. On Tuesday, May 16, the percussion class put on their annual showcase, consisting of three pieces, the main one being Frankenstein, by The Edgar Winter Group. Each person in the ensemble ac...
Learning Every Note, Rhythm, and Story
Merrill Livingston, Staff Writer
May 16, 2017
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
As soon as the curtains open to any musical, the audience hears music but automatically searches for the actors. Most of the time, those behind the curtains, in between the props, or at the back of the stage, feel content to let the actors take the spotlight, but those behind the scenes of production...
Midlothian Music Department Offers Superior Performances
Mr. Gordon Rawls and Jake Petrillo
March 15, 2017
Filed under A & E, Performing Arts
Congratulations to the members of the Trojan Band. With their Superior Rating on the Saturday, March 11, State Concert Band Assessment, combined with the Superior Rating received by the Trojan Marching Band in October, they have completed their 19th total and 3rd consecutive VBODA Commonwealth of Virginia ...
Musically Inclined
Jake Petrillo and Mr. Gordon Rawls
February 27, 2017
Filed under Performing Arts
Congratulations to bassoonist Matthew Tignor, trombonist Paul Covert, and clarinetist Ketki Morabkar for outstanding showings at the All-Virginia Band and Orchestra auditions on Saturday. The chance to try out is an accomplishment in itself. All three scored very well, and Tignor, selected to the...
Dueling Guitars
Jake Petrillo, Staff Writer
February 22, 2017
Filed under Student Life
On February 11th, James River High School hosted a Battle of the Bands to raise money for its music program. Friends, family, and curious members of the community came to the JRHS auditorium to watch bands compete. Performers were split by amateur and professional. Each band in the professional cate...
